Small Intestinal Crypt of Lieberkühn.You selected: undifferentiated crypt stem cellThe epithelial crypt stem cells give rise to all epithelial cell lineages. These lineages include the villus-associated absorptive enterocytes, mucin-secreting goblet cells, enteroendocrine cells, and the crypt-associated Paneth cells. Committed precursor cells are believed to arise from a single multi-potent stem cell. Differentiation of the four primary cell types is completed at the crypt-villus junction. Villus associated cells continue their migration along the villus surface. These cells undergo apoptosis near the villus tip and are subsequently lost after 3-5 days in the mouse.Paneth cell | granule | lumen | undifferentiated crypt stem cell | lamina propria | nucleus | Information Module Name: crypt Module Title: Small Intestinal Crypt of Lieberkühn. Image Info: Electron micrograph taken by Lisa Roberts, 10,000X (?) magnification. Created by: Lynn Bry Contact Email:bryl@medicine.wustl.edu Last modified: Dec 12th, 1996. Created with Annotation 1.0 |